Cold semi-arid
Battlement Mesa, Colorado
Garfield County, Colorado · Population 5.4k · 5,482 ft elevation
Living in Battlement Mesa
Battlement Mesa has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it gets light snow (27″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (72% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Battlement Mesa is an outdoor hub: about 57% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,700 ft around town.
Battlement Mesa at a glance
- Population
- 5.4k
- Elevation
- 5,482 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 27″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,218 hrs85th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $232k42th percentile
- Median rent
- $972/mo31th percentile
- Median household income
- $69k43th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.40%4th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Average commute
- 41 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%24th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6519th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 46%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 57%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,692 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 14°F | 0.7″ | 6.9″ | 203 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 20°F | 0.6″ | 5.5″ | 197 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 27°F | 0.8″ | 1.8″ | 250 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 33°F | 1.0″ | 1.1″ | 269 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 40°F | 1.1″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 48°F | 0.7″ | — | 366 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 56°F | 1.0″ | — | 353 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 54°F | 1.1″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 45°F | 1.3″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 34°F | 1.3″ | 0.9″ | 254 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 24°F | 0.6″ | 2.7″ | 210 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 14°F | 0.6″ | 7.9″ | 182 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology